TourX

_ Description

TourX is a 48-month project, under the call for Centres of vocational excellence – KA2 Cooperation among organisations and institutions. The general objective of the project is the development of a bottom-up approach to excellence in the Tourism Sector, where the partnering Educational Providers (VET, HEIs) are increasing their ability of rapidly adapt skills provision to evolving economic and social needs, while its specific objectives include the

• fostering of national/ transnational collaboration (WP2)
• increase of skills anticipation in the tourism industry and of sectoral employability (WP3,5)
• increase of investments in tourism related human resources (WP3)
• achievement of a fairer, sustainable and resilient model in tourism (WP3, 4)
• fostering of internationalization to address long standing structural weaknesses (WP2)
• creation of feedback loops to adapt VET provision (WP3) and
• increase the image of VET in the sector (WP6).

In order to achieve these objectives, we are to implement the following activities:

• Creation the of TourX – Transnational Ecosystem for Excellence in Tourism.
• Design of a TourX ""Hospitality Labs"" ToolBox
• Pilot Operation of ""Hospitality Labs"" for the Creation of Excellence at a Regional Level
• Creation of Sustainable Systemic Impact and
• Dissemination and Exploitation Activities.

During these activities, we are to involve institutions and individuals to create “knowledge triangles” (KT) among VET providers in Tourism (along with their learners and staff), Market Representatives (tourism enterprises, EU associations, Tourism Chambers) and Regional Authorities. Through the creation of 4 KT, we are to train 1500 learners and award 5000 microcredentials, while 280 persons will participate in short-term mobilities. In this context, the following results are expected after the end of TourX:

• 1 platform for CoVEs
• 4 KTs
• training programmes, Mooc, WBL
• ILAs
• 1 Skills anticipation Mechanism Box

_ Outcomes

Online Community & Learning Platforms

Pilot Operation of "Hospitality Labs" for the Creation of Excellence at a Regional Level

Methodologies & Tools

Design of a TourX "Hospitality Labs" Toolbox for Excellence

Creation of Sustainable Systemic Impact

Frameworks & Profiles

Creation of TourX - Transnational Ecosystem for VET Excellence in the Tourism Sector